HACKETTSTOWN — Philly Pretzel Factory is "tentatively" expected to arrive in town mid-November, said Jim Sheldon, executive director of the town’s Business Improvement District, at the Oct. 12 Town Council meeting.

“He’s real excited to get going,” Sheldon said of the incoming owner, Carl Boos.

The store, located at 150 Mountain Avenue, was expected to open sooner, but was stymied because of a non-compete clause in the contract of Hot Bagel’s Abroad. The issue has since been settled, Sheldon said.